All posts containing the tag: "Vanity Fair"
Posted Sep 11th 2009 10:00AM by TMZ Staff
Famed photog Annie Leibovitz has managed to stave off losing her entire legendary portfolio -- but there's still the pesky matter of the $24 million she owes.
Leibovitz got so deep into financial debt, she took out the loan last year and put up her homes -- and her entire photo library -- as collateral.
Art Capital Group has agreed to withdraw its lawsuit against Leibovitz for failing to pay back her loan on time. They've agreed to restructure their agreement and push back the due date -- which was last Tuesday.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: annie leibovitz, AnnieLeibovitz, bankrupt, debt, lawsuit, photog, photographer, vanity fair, VanityFair
Posted Sep 6th 2009 10:15AM by TMZ Staff
In the world of high-end photography, Annie Leibovitz's portfolio is the equivalent of The Beatles' catalog -- and she's in danger of losing it all.
Leibovitz, who took the infamous last photo of John Lennon before he was assassinated, is facing catastrophic financial problems -- if she doesn't pay back a $24 million loan by Tuesday, she'll lose the rights to every big photo she's ever taken. The list includes that controversial Miley Cyrus photo from last year, the pregnant Demi Moore Vanity Fair cover, the cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" -- and really every interesting VF cover for the last 20 years or so.
In classic Michael Jackson-esque form, Leibovitz sunk deep into debt and then got a loan using her photo catalog (estimated at $40 million) and homes as collateral.
Tuesday is D-Day.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: annie leibovitz, AnnieLeibovitz, bankruptcy, john lennon, JohnLennon, photographer, photography, photos, rolling stone, RollingStone, vanity fair, VanityFair, yoko ono, YokoOno
Posted Jun 17th 2008 8:41AM by TMZ Staff
Billy Ray Cyrus just won't stop slinging the smelly stuff at Annie Leibovitz and Vanity Fair over those saucy Miley shots -- comparing the situation to "stomping in poop."
Of course, when "Today's" Meredith Vieira asked him where the hell he was when the infamous shot was taken, he apparently had more important things to do than look after his baby.
Filed under: Miley Cyrus
Tags: Annie Leibovitz, AnnieLeibovitz, Billy Ray Cyrus, BillyRayCyrus, Miley Cyrus, MileyCyrus, Today Show, TodayShow, Vanity Fair, VanityFair
Posted Jun 6th 2008 11:52AM by TMZ Staff
Vanity Fair is standing by its story insinuating that Bill Clinton had an affair with Gina Gershon.
In a statement to TMZ, V.F. honcho Beth Kseniak says, "Todd Purdum's article does not indicate that former President Bill Clinton had an improper relationship with Gina Gershon. The story merely examines the concerns of some of Clinton's aides about reports of his behavior. We don't believe that any correction is warranted."
TMZ obtained a letter fired off by Lavely & Singer, Gershon's pitbull lawyers, demanding a retraction. Ain't gonna happen.
Stay tuned ...
Filed under: Prez Election 2008
Tags: Bill Clinton, BillClinton, Gina Gershon, GinaGershon, Vanity Fair, VanityFair
Posted Jun 3rd 2008 2:13PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained a copy of a demand letter from Gina Gershon to Vanity Fair. Make no mistake - she's pissssed.
Vanity Fair just published a pretty scandalous story about Prez Bill Clinton. The demand letter claims the article "outrageously insinuates that Ms. Gershon has had an inappropriate sexual relationship with President Clinton. This is absolutely false."
The letter demands "a retraction and correction."
Gershon's lawyers from the bulldog firm Lavely & Singer noted that "Gershon has only been in the same room as President Clinton on three occasions," all with many others present. The lawyers take a shot at Vanity Fair, claiming, "Rumor-mongering was substituted for fact-checking."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Prez Election 2008
Tags: Bill Clinton, BillClinton, Celebrity Lawsuit, CelebrityLawsuit, Gina Gershon, GinaGershon, Sexual Relations, SexualRelations, Vanity Fair, VanityFair
Posted Jul 3rd 2007 12:40PM by TMZ Staff
She's baaaaaaaaaaack!
Paris landed at LAX just a short time ago, abruptly ending her Hawaiian post-pokey getaway. A socialite must have some post-holiday holiday plans!
Seen here sauntering through the airport this morning, she looked relaxed and happy, clinging a mind-expanding Vanity Fair and a notebook, the heiress was traveling alone ... except for her omnipresent paparazzi pals.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Paris Hilton
Tags: LAX, paparrazi, paris hilton, ParisHilton, vanity fair, VanityFair
Posted Apr 9th 2007 7:21AM by TMZ Staff
Leonardo DiCaprio will travel to the end of the Earth to save it ... Knut the polar bear will not.
Leo's travels took him to the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon in southeast Iceland for the cover of Vanity Fair's 2nd Annual Green Issue, which hits newsstands this week -- while the baby polar bear was photographed in Berlin.
The cover photo was taken by legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz, who also went to the Berlin Zoo to photograph Knut -- who was then superimposed with Leo. This is DiCaprio's first work with icebergs since "Titanic."
The May issue of Vanity Fair is devoted to environmental issues and features an excerpt from DiCaprio's upcoming documentary, "The 11th Hour."
Filed under: Features, Leonardo DiCaprio
Tags: knut, leonardo dicaprio, LeonardoDicaprio, vanity fair, VanityFair
Posted Oct 31st 2006 5:20PM by TMZ Staff
Brad Pitt struts his stuff on the cover of December's Vanity Fair -- and TMZ has learned that no one was more surprised to see the steamy cover on stands than Brad himself.
A source close to Pitt tells TMZ that Brad shot the photos, taken by artist Robert Wilson, in September 2005, but didn't have any idea at the time -- or anytime since -- that they would be used for the cover of VF. Pitt had agreed to be in Wilson's avant-garde video art project last year, and signed a legal release at the time for the still and video images taken in the shoot. But until the Vanity Fair cover emerged this week, Pitt didn't know that he would be the magazine's coverboy.
Reps for Vanity Fair tell TMZ, "In a letter dated October 5, 2006, and sent to Pitt care of Brillstein-Grey [Pitt's managers], Wilson informed Pitt that a still image from his portrait was going to be featured in the December art issue of Vanity Fair." A source says that Pitt never saw the letter.
Pitt's lawyers are said to be weighing their legal options. His rep gave the following statement to TMZ: "We are very disappointed that Vanity Fair has chosen to put an unauthorized cover on their magazine. It seriously makes me question their integrity and motives."
A rep for Vanity Fair tells TMZ: "Brad Pitt posed for a Robert Wilson video portrait, and in the photo release (signed by Pitt), agreed to allow Wilson to use the portrait or any images from that sitting in connection with any publicity on 
Wilson's video project. Vanity Fair decided to do a story on Wilson's video portraits and obtained rights to the entire collection of photographs from those sittings, which included Pitt's."
Filed under: The Biz, Brad & Angelina
Tags: angelina jolie, AngelinaJolie, brad pitt, BradPitt, lawyers, legal, photos, vanity fair, VanityFair, wet, white boxers, WhiteBoxers
Posted Sep 27th 2006 2:30PM by TMZ Staff
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes found a sitter for Suri, Connor and Isabella last night and enjoyed a romantic date night at Wolfgang Puck's exclusive CUT steakhouse and lounge in Beverly Hills.
Although Suri made quite a stir when she made her public debut on the cover of Vanity Fair's October issue, TomKat's kitten has yet to go along for a public outing with her parents.
C'mon! Feed that baby a steak!
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Tom & Katie
Tags: beverly hills, BeverlyHills, connor, CUT, isabella, katie holmes, KatieHolmes, steakhouse, suri, tom cruise, TomCruise, tomkat, vanity fair, VanityFair, wolfgang puck, WolfgangPuck
Posted Jul 12th 2006 2:28PM by TMZ Staff
Hilary Swank was spotted poolside under the sun with a shirtless man Sunday afternoon, reported to be her agent John Campisi.
The two spent a few hours at an LA hotel's pool deck talking, enjoying the sun and taking a dip in the hot tub.
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Filed under: Break-Ups
Tags: Chad Lowe, ChadLowe, Divorce, Father, Hilary Swank, HilarySwank, Mystery Man, MysteryMan, National Enquirer, NationalEnquirer, Pool, Vanity Fair, VanityFair
Posted Feb 22nd 2006 2:31PM by TMZ Staff
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pick up this month's Hollywood issue of Vanity Fair and you'll see two lovely young stars-of-the-moment, Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson, posing alluringly in the altogether. Open the foldout, and you'll even see Johansson's bare buttocks.
What you won't see is a third, equally lovely young actress, Rachel McAdams of "Wedding Crashers" fame. It seems McAdams arrived at the photo shoot and decided she didn't want to take her clothes off.
And so, sitting between Johansson and Knightley is fashion designer Tom Ford, the issue's guest editor. He nuzzles Knightley's ear and, though he shows plenty of chest hair, is fully clothed. Presumably, no one thought of asking HIM to disrobe.
Is it arty and fun, or does it say something about sexual politics in Hollywood? In 2006, four decades after the launch of the feminist movement, does a serious actress still need to take her clothes off to get attention?
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Filed under: The Biz, Beauty
Tags: Johansson, Keira Knightley, KeiraKnightley, Nudity, Rachel McAdams, RachelMcadams, Scarlett Johanson, ScarlettJohanson, Tom Ford, TomFord, Vanity Fair, VanityFair
Posted Feb 7th 2006 5:35PM by TMZ Staff
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
With award season still under way, Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley are exchanging ballgowns for birthday suits.
Under the artful eye of photographer Annie Leibovitz, the starlets posed nude for the cover of Vanity Fair magazine's yearly Hollywood issue, to be released Wednesday.
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Filed under: The Biz, Beauty, Brad & Angelina
Tags: angelina Jolie, AngelinaJolie, Annie Leibovitz, AnnieLeibovitz, Keira Knightley, KeiraKnightley, Scalett Johansson, ScalettJohansson, Vanity Fair, VanityFair
Posted Dec 29th 2005 2:48PM by TMZ Staff
Some of Hollywood's hottest stars frequent LA's premiere vintage boutique, The Way We Wore, for their looks. You've probably seen celebs like Halle Berry, Kate Bosworth and Mandy Moore rockin' old-school wares from the store on the red carpet, on the streets or in magazines like People, Vanity Fair, GQ and In Style.
But you don't need to live in LA to get the look. The Way We Wore store owner Doris Raymond gave TMZ tips that anyone anywhere can use.
Digging into your grandmother's old jewelry box and hitting up a local thrift store can be a goldmine to create your own authentic style: find cowboy boots like Jessica's in the 'These Boots Are Made For Walking' video; layer chunky gold necklaces; rock the oversized sunglasses; or wrap big belts around your natural waistline for that flash-ready look.
Watch the video to hear more tips from Doris and to see her styles.
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Tips from The Way We Wore owner, Doris Raymond
Celeb spotlight
Jessica Simpson Filed under: Beauty
Tags: Doris Raymond, DorisRaymond, GQ, Halle Berry, HalleBerry, In Style, InStyle, Kate Bosworth, KateBosworth, Mandy Moore, MandyMoore, People, The Way We Were, These Boots are Made For Walking, TheseBootsAreMadeForWalking, TheWayWeWere, Vanity Fair, VanityFair
